North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham said the school is looking into media reports related to the men's basketball program in a statement released on Wednesday.

Although he is not mentioned by name, P.J. Hairston, last season's leading scorer, has been the subject of media reports throughout the past week. USA TODAY Sports first reported that Hairston was tied to two vehicles rented by Haydn Thomas, a convicted felon.

"The athletic department compliance staff and I are fully aware of recent media accounts related to our men's basketball team," Cunningham said in the statement. "We take these matters very seriously and are looking into these reports and the inferences they contain with all due diligence. It is my practice not to comment on the individuals involved or the details surrounding these reports until we have sufficient understanding of the facts involved. We are still gathering information, learning information from other sources, and we will not comment until we have a strong grasp of each individual situation."

USA TODAY Sports first reported on Saturday that Hairston received a speeding ticket on May 13 in a 2012 Camaro SS which was rented by Catinia Farrington, a woman who shares a Durham, N.C., address with Thomas.

On Tuesday, USA TODAY Sports reported that four Hertz rental vehicles tied to Thomas received nine unpaid citations at UNC between February and May. Those vehicles – a 2012 GMC Yukon, a 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe, a 2013 Mercedes Benz 350 and the Camaro – were all rented by Thomas or Farrington from Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

Cunningham said UNC would make disciplinary measures "where the facts show mistakes in judgment and/or actions."